Gu Lin held their hands: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Zhong Lizhong tapped Lu Manman's nose and said angrily, "You two little ingrates, you've been gone for so long this time. We thought you'd forgotten about us. Luckily, you still remember the way home."
Qu Fu: "Of course! You've all been gone for a full twenty-nine days. That's a long time. I've missed you all so much."
Lu Manman stuck out her tongue. "How could that be? I miss you all every day too."
Feng Zhi: "You've lost weight, gotten darker, and your hair has grown long. I'll cut it for you later."
Upon hearing this, Hua Qingmo quickly said, "No, I'll do it myself. Let me do it for you too, Miss."
Everyone chimed in, having a great time.
"Hey! Why are you all standing here? Come to the kitchen and eat. I made your favorite dishes. You must be tired of eating dry food after being away for so long. Try my new dishes, they'll definitely suit your tastes."
Shi Tu, wearing an apron, rushed out of the kitchen, pulling the two of them towards it as she spoke.
Listening to the grandfathers' rambling, the two felt incredibly warm inside.
After finishing a hot meal, Lu Manman comfortably patted her stomach. "It's been so long since I've had Grandpa Shi's cooking. It's still so delicious, no, it's getting better and better."
Hua Qingmo nodded in agreement, "Yes, as expected of Grandpa Shi, his cooking skills are superb. I'm so full."
Shi Tu poured a glass of water for the two of them, saying, "You two are so sweet-talking. Here! Have some water to cleanse your palate."
Seeing how comfortable the two looked, Qi Chao couldn't help but ask, "Are you going out again this time?"
Lu Manman nodded, "I think it's so much fun outside. I want to go out again. I was thinking of taking you guys out to see it. It's really beautiful and so much fun."
Hua Qingmo, however, did not quite agree. "Miss, why don't we hold off on going out this time? Let's rest first, spend some time with our grandfathers, and then go out later."
Lu Manman thought for a moment, "That's good! We can spend more time with the grandfathers, and this is a good opportunity to plan how to take them out for some fun."
Lu Manman had mentioned this matter more than once, and Hua Qingmo smiled indulgently, "Mm!"
The grandfathers, who only knew about brotherhood, looked at each other, wondering why the way the two got along was becoming increasingly strange.
Hua Qingmo didn't care about all that. As usual, she drank water and told her grandfathers about what she had seen and heard on her trip. Her grandfathers listened with great interest, and even Lu Manman, who had experienced it firsthand, was captivated.
The two stayed in the safe zone for a long time this time, which made the grandfathers very happy. Moreover, Hua Qingmo taught everyone a lot this time. He speaks nicely and is good-looking. Everyone likes Hua Qingmo more and more.
The safe zone was filled with a joyful atmosphere for a time, and this atmosphere continued until this morning.
Accustomed to having meals on time, the group sat around the round table in the kitchen, waiting and waiting, but Hua Qingmo never showed up.
Chen Hua asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did Hua Wa Zi oversleep?"
He's usually the first one to arrive, and he'll chat with everyone and make them happy.
Chen Hua looked at the empty chair and couldn't help but say, "You guys eat first, I'll go check on him."
Gu Lin nodded, "Okay! Go ahead. If he's sleeping soundly, don't disturb him. Let him sleep a little longer."
Chen Hua: "Okay, don't worry!"
Seeing that Chen Hua had left, everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks and began to eat.
Qu Fu picked up a fried dough stick and said, "It seems he's really been exhausted lately."
Qi Chao took a sip of porridge. "That's right. He's taught me more during this time than he ever taught me before."
Feng Zhi: "He also gave me a lot of advice, which benefited me greatly."
Zhong Lizhong: "This child, I told him to rest properly but he wouldn't listen. He insisted on staying with me so that I wouldn't always scold him for being heartless."
Lu Manman was a little disappointed. "He's been spending all this time with you guys and hasn't played with me at all. I haven't seen him in ages."
Shi Tu: "You two are inseparable every day, and now he's only been with us for a few days and he can't take it anymore?"
"No, it's just that the difference is a bit too big."
Hua Qingmo used to always take her out to play, even when teaching the grandfathers things. He would always bring her along, giving her little surprises and taking meticulous care of her every need. She had become completely used to him being around, and being with him was truly fun.
But recently, Hua Qingmo has suddenly changed. He spends all his time with his grandfathers, and even when she goes to see him, he can find an excuse to send her away.
Lu Manman always felt as if she had done something wrong. This difference made it difficult for her to adapt, and she felt a little wronged and sad.
While I was thinking, the meal was over, but Chen Hua still hadn't returned.
Zhong Lizhong put down his water glass. "Why hasn't Chen Hua arrived yet? I'll go check on him."
Just as Zhong Lizhong reached the door, he bumped into Chen Hua, who was coming from outside.
"Ouch! That hurts so much, Chen Hua, what happened to you?" Zhong Lizhong cried out in pain, covering his nose.
Chen Hua ignored him and went straight into the kitchen, looking at everyone with a panicked expression.
Lu Manman felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.
Gu Lin frowned, keenly realizing something. "Chen Hua, is something wrong with Hua Wa Zi?"
Chen Hua said breathlessly, "Hua Wa Zi, Hua Wa Zi is missing. I've searched everywhere he might be but I can't find him."
Everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief. How could this be?!
"Let's go, let's go look for it together." Gu Lin waved his hand and was about to leave, but stopped Chen Hua who was about to go out. "You should eat first. You'll have the strength to help if you eat your fill."
Chen Hua stopped in his tracks. "Hmm!"
The group split up and searched every corner of the safe zone, but they couldn't find him.
After everyone checked, they found that some clothes were missing from his room and one mech was missing from the mech warehouse.
He left on his own.
The group returned to the kitchen.
Zhong Lizhong looked anxious. "What happened to this child? He was fine yesterday, but he left without a word today."
Shi Tu sighed, "No wonder when I woke up this morning, I felt that there was less dry food and less water than the two days ago. I thought it was just my imagination, but now it seems that Hua Wa Zi took it all."
This is clearly the start of a long trip.
Qu Fu looked at the forest outside the house and wondered, "What exactly happened that made him leave without saying goodbye?"
Feng Zhi thought for a moment: "No wonder he's been acting so strangely lately; he probably had this planned all along."
Gu Lin frowned. "The situation outside... I don't know if he'll be safe without the child."
As they spoke, everyone looked at Lu Manman.
Lu Manman: "He's very capable too, he'll be fine."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then started discussing why the flower child wanted to leave and where he was going.
Lu Manman had no heart to listen anymore. Her heart was heavy, and the thought that the person who had always looked at her with a smile might never appear again made her eyes sting.
Why did he leave? If he wanted to leave, fine, but why did he leave without saying goodbye?
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